We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarah@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.

We have the most wonderful program arranged for the “heel of Italy” with Puglia’s top historical and cultural guide Lucia. You’ll enjoy most meals included, unique accommodations at a masseria (farm estate) and a palace, and our private coach and driver.

Apulia or Puglia – however you choose to say it – is the bountiful heel of the boot of Italy. Still relatively undiscovered by the tourist set, it retains the cultural charm of the simple life combined with a rich historical heritage inherited from the Normans, Pisans, Romans and Greeks.

We’ll meet Lucia and our driver in Bari and explore the southeast along Italy’s heel. During our moderately active tour, we’ll take walks through medieval sites, following cobblestone paths that have worn through centuries of use by diverse civilizations. We’ll descend into a grotto, explore cave-houses and rock hewn churches and discover a cathedral crypt. We’ll even visit three UNESCO world heritage sites: Matera (One of the Cultural Capitals of Europe in 2019), Castel del Monte and the Trulli of Alberobello! Expand your Italian experience - complete with a pasta-making and focaccia cooking class.

If your roots are in South Italy, if you savor art and history, or if you share a love for all things Italian, then come with us on this very special cultural visit.

Two of the features of this special tour are our select accommodations and fine dining. At the masseria and at the palace, we will only be able to hold our confirmed space until early January. As of now we have rooms confirmed for you, but please reply very soon.

Explore Italy’s yet-to-be-discovered towns by private coach and with our expert local guide

Stay in unique accommodations including a masseria (farm estate) and a palace

Sample the local cuisine with nearly all meals included

Explore the “trulli” village of Alberobello

Enjoy daily excursions, included in your tour cost

Discover the truth about Santa Claus in Bari

Learn the local culinary secrets at a Puglian cooking class

Explore the UNESCO site of Matera where Passion of the Christ was filmed and which is featured in the February 2014 issue of Smithsonian Magazine

Visit Pantaleo Palace (a former convent) and see the National Magna Grecia Museum artistic collections

Absorb the Baroque art in Lecce, “The Florence of the South”

Experience ancient castles, fortresses and Roman ruins

Prepare for your journey with pre-trip study material

Travel bag, luggage strap and document holder are our gifts to you!

THIS IS NOT THE FULL BROCHURE

We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarah@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.